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Countdown Resumes For PREFIRE Launch [1]

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Date: 2024-05-31

After a 20 minute hold, the countdown has resumed for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.

This second satellite about the size of a shoebox waits on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket for liftoff on the mission’s second and final launch.

The launch, named “PREFIRE and Ice” by Rocket Lab, is now targeted for Saturday, June 1, at 3:46 p.m. NZST (11:46 p.m. EDT Friday, May 31).

Watch Rocket Lab’s live launch coverage at https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream.

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[1] Url: https://blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites/2024/05/31/countdown-resumes-for-prefire-launch/

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